: About Me

I am a gypsy at heart. I love to travel whenever I can afford to take my family with me.

I am a true child of Africa who was born and raised in South Africa. I currently live in London with my South African / British husband and two teenage sons.

After many years of teaching I have decided to do my own thing. I enjoy expressing myself through the written word. My fields of expertise are the theatre, travel and anything to do with lifestyle such as health, spiritual growth, motivation and personal development.

Since I started reading Stephen Covey's books I acquired an interest in the business world. I believe in his philosophy that true success can only come from a win-win situation.

My passion is ...

travel, music, theatre

I know too much about ...

Can you ever know too much about anything?

My parents always told me ...

to be honest no matter what the consequences will be.

My childhood ambition ...

to dance the Flamengo

My favorite memory ...

too many

Why I write ...

I have a lot to say

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Paulo Coelho/ As it is in heaven/ Under a Tuscan Sun/ Amelie/Vangelis/ Queen/Janis Ian/ Pink Floyd/80's mix

My first job ...

information assistant at the airport

My best moment ...

birth of my children

My inspiration ...

my children

Arts & Humanities > Writing (Other) Where do ideas come from?

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Where did the idea for this topic come from? Ideas don't fall from the sky into some unsuspecting victim's mind. Ideas are born. The two main reasons for ideas are other ideas and need.  Some ideas are really simple but effective, while others might need more research and testing.  Most people who come up with great ideas find their ideas by recognising a specific need or gap in the market. Trying to dry clothes through long dark and wet winters must have been the inspiration for the tumble drier, while time consuming letter writing and posting had to be the inspiration...

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